Joseph Turner

Joseph Turner may refer to:

  • J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), British landscape painter
  • Joseph Turner (loyalist) (1701–1783), prominent figure in colonial and revolutionary Pennsylvania
  • Joseph Turner (priest) (1746–1828), Dean of Norwich, 1790–1828
  • Joseph Turner (architect), flourished in Cheshire in the late 18th century
  • Joseph Turner (Wisconsin politician), assemblyman from Wisconsin, see 1st Wisconsin Legislature
  • Joseph Hudson Turner (1872–1937), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer

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